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Historical Birthday

11 Dec 1465
Ashikaga Yoshihisa Japanese 9th shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1489)
11 Dec 1566
Manuel Cardoso Portuguese composer born in Fronteira (d. 1650)
11 Dec 1676
Johann Georg Weichenberger Austrian composer born in Graz Austria (d. 1740)
11 Dec 1709
Louise lisabeth dOrlans Queen consort of Spain born in Palace of Versailles France (d. 1742)
11 Dec 1712
Francesco Algarotti Italian art collector and encyclopedist (Viaggio in Russia) born in Venice (d. 1764)
11 Dec 1757
Charles Wesley English organist and composer born in Bristol (d. 1834)
11 Dec 1758
Carl Friedrich Zelter German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1832)
11 Dec 1761
Gian Domenico Romagnosi Italian philosopher and physicist born in Salsomaggiore Terme Italy (d. 1835)
11 Dec 1781
David Brewster Scottish physicist and inventor (kaleidoscope) born in Jedburgh Roxburghshire Scotland (d. 1868)
11 Dec 1783
Max von Schenkendorf German poet born in Tilsit East Prussia (d. 1817)
11 Dec 1793
Pietro Antonio Coppola Italian composer born in Enna Italy (d. 1877)
11 Dec 1797
Hiram Paulding American Rear Admiral (Union Navy) born in Cortlandt New York (d. 1878)
11 Dec 1801
Christian Dietrich Grabbe German dramatist born in Detmold Lippe (d. 1836)
11 Dec 1803
Hector Berlioz French composer (Symphony Fantastic) born in La Cte-Saint-Andr France (d. 1869)
11 Dec 1810
Alfred de Musset French writer (Un Caprice Bettine) born in Paris France (d. 1857)
11 Dec 1835
Adolf Stoecker German conservative politician and reformer who founded the German Christian Social Party born in Halberstadt Germany (d. 1909)
11 Dec 1838
Emil Rathenau German industrialist (AEG) born in Berlin (d. 1915)
11 Dec 1838
Whitney Eugene Thayer American composer born in Mendon Massachusetts (d. 1889)
11 Dec 1838
John Labatt Canadian brewer and businessman (Labatt Brewing Company) born in Westminster Township (d. 1915)
11 Dec 1840
Namk Kemal Turkish poet and author (Fatherland-1872) born in Tekirda Ottoman Empire (d. 1888)
11 Dec 1849
Ellen Key Swedish author and feminist (Courageous Woman) born in Gladhammar Parish Vstervik Municipality Sweden (d. 1926)
11 Dec 1855
Julian Edwards American composer born in Manchester England (d. 1910)
11 Dec 1856
Georgy Valentinovich Plekhanov Russian revolutionary theorist born in Gudalovka Russia (d. 1918)
11 Dec 1858
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko Russian theatre director born in Ozurgeti Georgia (d. 1943)
11 Dec 1868
Ernst Henrik Ellberg Swedish composer born in Sderhamn Sweden (d. 1948)
11 Dec 1873
Josip Plemelj Slovenian mathematician born in Bled Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
11 Dec 1874
Paul Wegener German actor and director (The Golem The Student of Prague) born in Arnoldsdorf West Prussia Germany (d. 1948)
11 Dec 1882
Fiorello La Guardia (Mayor-R- 1933-45) born in NYC New York (d. 1947)
11 Dec 1882
Max Born German physicist (quantum mechanics Nobel 1954) born in Breslau Germany (d. 1970)
11 Dec 1889
Paul Kornfeld Czech playwright born in Prague (d. 1942)
11 Dec 1895
Eddie Dowling American actor (Rainbow Man Anywhere USA) born in Woonsocket Rhode Island (d. 1976)
11 Dec 1904
Joe Coral [Joseph Kagarlitski] British bookmaker (Gala Coral Group) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1996)
11 Dec 1905
Gilbert Roland [Luis Alonso] Mexican actor (Juarez Barbarosa) born in Juarez Chihuahua Mexico (d. 1994)
11 Dec 1906
Birago Diop Senegalees writerambassador (Leurres et Lueurs)
11 Dec 1908
Elliott Cook Carter Jr American composer (Tom & Lily) born in NYC New York (d. 2012)
11 Dec 1909
Ronald McKie Australian author (The Mango Tree) born in Toowoomba Queensland (d. 1991)
11 Dec 1909
John Wyer English sports car racing team manager (d. 1989)
11 Dec 1911
Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian novelist (Palace Walk Sugar Street) and first Arabic writer to win a Nobel Prize (1988) born in Cairo Egypt (d. 2006)
11 Dec 1912
Carlo Ponti Magenta Lombardy Italian producer (Marriage Italian Style Doctor Zhivago)
11 Dec 1913
Jean Marais French actor (Donkey Skin Orpheus) born Cherbourg Manche France (d. 1998)
11 Dec 1915
Anna van Beers [Graeve] Dutch actress (A Woman like Eve Diary of a Hooker) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 2011)
11 Dec 1917
Dmaso Prez Prado Cuban bandleader and musician born in Matanzas Cuba (d. 1989)
11 Dec 1919
Marie Windsor [Emily Marie Bertelson] American actress (The Bounty Hunter Double Deal) born in Marysvale Utah (d. 2000)
11 Dec 1920
Eddy Firestone American radio television and film actor (Mixed Doubles) born in San Francisco California (d. 2007)
11 Dec 1921
Maila Nurmi [Syrjniemi] Finnish-American actress (The Vampira Show) born in Gloucester Massachusetts or Petsamo Finland (d. 2008)
11 Dec 1922
Grace Paley American poet political activist and teacher (1970 Arts & Letters Award) born in NYC New York (d. 2007)
11 Dec 1922
Peter Birch choreographer (Jane Fromans USA Canteen) born in The Bronx New York
11 Dec 1922
Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan] Indian Bollywood actor known as the Tragedy King and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata) born in Peshawar British India
11 Dec 1923
Betsy Blair [Elizabeth Boger] American actress (Marty A Double Life) born in Cliffside Park New Jersey (d. 2009)
11 Dec 1925
Paul Greengard American neuroscientist Nobel laureate
11 Dec 1926
Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter (Hound Dog Ball & Chain Stronger than Dirt) born in Ariton Alabama (d. 1984)
11 Dec 1926
Richard Devon American character actor (Magnum Force Battle of Blood Island) born in Glendale California (d. 2010)
11 Dec 1927
Stein Eriksen giant slalom (Olympic gold 1952) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2015)
11 Dec 1927
John Buscema American comics artist (d. 2002)
11 Dec 1929
S P Fergie Gupte cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)
11 Dec 1930
Jean-Louis Trintignant French actor and director (Man & a Woman Z) born in Piolenc Vaucluse France
11 Dec 1930
Leonard Friedman British-Lithuanian violinist (Scottish Baroque Ensemble) born in London (d. 1994)
11 Dec 1930
Chus Lampreave [Mara Jess Lampreave Prez] Spanish actress (Volver Belle poque) born in Madrid Spain (d. 2016)
11 Dec 1931
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh leader B-sectguru of rich
11 Dec 1932
Anne Heywood [Violet Pretty] Engl Miss GB (1949)actress (Brain)
11 Dec 1932
Wynn Irwin American actor (Lotsa Luck Sugar Time) born in NYC New York
11 Dec 1933
Earnest P van Altena authorinterpreter (Chansons van Earnest)
11 Dec 1934
Salim Durani cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60s)
11 Dec 1935
Femke Boersma Dutch actress (Verjaring Pastorale 1943)
11 Dec 1935
Ron Carey American actor (Barney Miller) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2007)
11 Dec 1935
Pranab Mukherjee Indian politician 13th President of India (2012-17) born in Mirati British India
11 Dec 1935
Ferdinand A. Porsche German car designer (Porsche 911) born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 2012)
11 Dec 1936
Hans van den Broek Dutch foreign minister (-1992)
11 Dec 1937
Adrian J Vlok South African NP-minister of Law & Order (1986- )
11 Dec 1937
Jim Harrison American poet and novelist (Legends of the Fall) born in Grayling Michigan (d. 2016)
11 Dec 1938
McCoy Tyner US jazz pianist (John Coltrane Quartet) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1939
David Gates rock vocalist (Bread-Baby Im A Want You) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
11 Dec 1939
Thomas McGuane American writer (Colf Feet Tom Horn Missouri Breaks)
11 Dec 1939
Tom Hayden American civil rights and antiwar activist and politician (Rep-D-Ca) born in Royal Oak Michigan (d. 2016)
11 Dec 1940
Donna Mills American actress (Knots Landing Incident) born in Chicago Illinois
11 Dec 1941
Rogier van Otterloo Dutch composer and conductor born in Bilthoven Netherlands (d. 1988)
11 Dec 1942
Derek Parfit British philosopher who specialized in problems of personal identity rationality and ethics born in Chengdu China (d. 2017)
11 Dec 1944
Brenda Lee [Brenda Mae Tarpley] Lithonia Ga singer (Im Sorry)
11 Dec 1944
Lynda Day George American actress (Casey-Mission Impossible) born in San Marcos Texas
11 Dec 1944
Teri Garr American actress (Mr. Mom Young Frankenstein) born in Lakewood Ohio (or 1947)
11 Dec 1946
Rick McCosker cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80)
11 Dec 1947
Tom Fuccello actor (Dave-Dallas) born in Newark New Jersey
11 Dec 1948
Elizabeth Baur actress (Fran-Ironside Teresa-Lancer) born in Los Angeles California
11 Dec 1950
Christine Onassis [Andreadis] American-born Greek heiress (Aristotles daughter) born in NYC New York
11 Dec 1951
Robert Cochran Claremont Vt skier (Olympics 1972)
11 Dec 1952
Susan Seidelman director (Desperately Seeking Susan)
11 Dec 1953
Bess Armstrong actress (Julia-On Our Own 4 Seasons Jaws) born in Baltimore Maryland
11 Dec 1953
Peter Isacksen Dover NH actor (CPO Sharkey Jessie)
11 Dec 1954
Bradley Dub Bryant Amarillo TX PGA golfer (1995 Walt Disney)
11 Dec 1954
Jermaine Jackson singer (Jackson 5-ABC) born in Gary Indiana
11 Dec 1954
Sylvester Clarke cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower)
11 Dec 1954
Gulaugur Kristinn ttarsson Icelandic engineer
11 Dec 1955
Stu Jackson NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90) born in Reading Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1958
Regina Marsikova Czech tennis player born in Prague Czechoslovakia
11 Dec 1958
Nikki Sixx [Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.] American musician (Mtley Cre) born in San Jose California
11 Dec 1959
David Iwasaki-Smith Australian golfer born in Warragul Victoria
11 Dec 1959
Jean-Louis Lamarre La Prairie Que golfer (Quebec PGA-1982 85)
11 Dec 1959
Tina Gayle Frankfurt GFR Cowboy cheerleaderactress (Kathy-Chips)
11 Dec 1960
Danny Mijovic Canadian Tour golfer (1984 Mexican) born in Belgrade Yugoslavia
11 Dec 1960
Mary Beth Zimmerman Mt Vernon IL LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic)
11 Dec 1961
Mike Henneman pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Saint Charles Missouri
11 Dec 1961
Marco Pierre White English chef and restaurateur
11 Dec 1961
Darryl Jones American musician (Rolling Stones) born Chicago Illinois
11 Dec 1962
Kim Linehan swimmer (1979 1500m World record)
11 Dec 1963
Mark Greatbatch cricketer (big-hitting NZ opener)
11 Dec 1964
Dave Gagner Chatham NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
11 Dec 1964
Justin Currie Scottish rock vocalistbassist (Del Amitri)
11 Dec 1964
Thomas Howard outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in Middletown Ohio
11 Dec 1964
John Mark Karr American who claimed involvement in JonBent Ramsey case
11 Dec 1964
David Schools American musician (Widespread Panic)
11 Dec 1965
Jay Bell American infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Eglin AFB Florida
11 Dec 1965
Laurie Carr American playmate (December 1986) born in Dallas Texas
11 Dec 1966
Terry Sharpe rocker (The Adventures Starjets-Starjets)
11 Dec 1966
Gary Dourdan American actor born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1966
Leon Lai Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and singer born in Beijing China
11 Dec 1967
Davidson Matyczuk Candian golfer (Thunder Bay-1986 87) born in Thunder Bay Ontario
11 Dec 1967
Jackie Gallagher-Smith LPGA golfer born in Marion Indiana
11 Dec 1967
Katy Steding American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996) born in Portland Oregon
11 Dec 1967
Richard Stemp English cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner) born in Erdington Birmingham United Kingdom
11 Dec 1967
Chris Shepherd English film director born in Anfield Liverpool England
11 Dec 1967
DJ Yella American DJ and music producer (N.W.A) born in Compton California
11 Dec 1968
Derek Bell American baseball outfielder (Houston Astros) born in Tampa Florida
11 Dec 1968
Mark Dailey American 1.5k runner born in Youngstown Ohio
11 Dec 1969
Stig Inge Bjrnebye Norwegian footballer born in Elverum Norway
11 Dec 1969
Vishwanathan Anand Indian chess grandmaster born in Mayiladuthurai India
11 Dec 1969
Sean Grande American sportscaster born in New York City New York
11 Dec 1969
Alessandro Melli Italian footballer born in Agrigento Italy
11 Dec 1970
Danan Hughes NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) born in Bayonne New Jersey
11 Dec 1970
Doug Nussmeier NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints) born in Portland Oregon
11 Dec 1970
Errict Rhett NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Pembroke Pines Florida
11 Dec 1970
Victoria Fuller American playmate (January 1996) born in Santa Barbara California
11 Dec 1971
Cedric Ihalauw Dutch soccer player (Roda JC) born in Geleen Netherlands
11 Dec 1971
Willie McGinest NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots) born in Long Beach California
11 Dec 1972
Daniel Alfredsson NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators) born in Gothenburg Sweden
11 Dec 1972
Francisco Rodriguez American pitcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Brooklyn New York
11 Dec 1972
Robert Robinson CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
11 Dec 1972
Dana Macsim Romanian television news reporter
11 Dec 1973
Erin Moorad America pairs skater (& Richard Gillam) born in Chicago Illinois
11 Dec 1973
Luke Casserly Australian soccer defender (Olyroos Olympics 1996) born in Sydney Australia
11 Dec 1973
Ralph Intranuovo NHL center (Edmonton Oilers) born in East York Toronto Canada
11 Dec 1974
Kevin Devine cornerbackkick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
11 Dec 1974
Rey Mysterio American professional wrestler born in Chula Vista California
11 Dec 1974
Ben Shephard English TV personality born in Epping Essex United Kingdom
11 Dec 1975
Gerben de Knegt Dutch cyclist born in Tilburg Netherlands
11 Dec 1975
Tomoka Kurotani Japanese actress born in Kita-ku Sakai Osaka Prefecture Japan
11 Dec 1976
Shareef Abdur-Rahim NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) born in Marietta Georgia
11 Dec 1977
Mark Streit Swiss ice hockey player born in Englisberg Switzerland
11 Dec 1978
Celine Sciamma French film director (Tomboy) born in Paris France
11 Dec 1979
Rider Strong American actor writer and director (Boy Meets World) born in San Francisco California
11 Dec 1980
Arya [Jamshad Cethirakath] Indian actor born in Trikaripur Kerala
11 Dec 1981
Javier Saviola Argentine footballer born in Buenos Aires Argentina
11 Dec 1981
Hamish Blake Australian comedian born in Melbourne Australia
11 Dec 1981
Paul Medhurst Australian rules footballer born in Western Australia Australia
11 Dec 1981
Zacky Vengeance American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) born in Olympia Washington
11 Dec 1876
Mieczysaw Karowicz Polish composer born in Vishnyeva Belarus (d. 1909)
11 Dec 1880
Frank Tarrant Australian cricketer born in Fitzroy Melbourne Victoria (d. 1951)
11 Dec 1882
Fiorello La Guardia American politician (Mayor-R- 1933-45) born in NYC New York (d. 1947)
11 Dec 1882
Subramania Bharati Indian poet and independence activist born in Ettayapuram Tirunelveli district British India (d. 1921)
11 Dec 1898
Nils Johan Einar Ferlin Swedish poet (Barfotabarn) born in Karlstad Sweden (d. 1961)
11 Dec 1899
Vera von der Heydt German psychoanalyst born in Berlin (d. 1996)
11 Dec 1904
Marge American cartoonist (created Little Lulu) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
11 Dec 1905
Eugen Fink German philosopher born in Konstanz German Empire (d. 1975)
11 Dec 1905
Koos van de Griend Dutch composer born in Kampen Netherlands (d. 1950)
11 Dec 1905
Robert Henriques English writer (100 Hours to Suez) (d. 1967)
11 Dec 1906
Birago Diop Senegalese writer and ambassador (Leurres et Lueurs) born in Dakar French West Africa (d. 1989)
11 Dec 1907
Norbert Rosseau Belgian composer born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1975)
11 Dec 1909
John Wyer English sports car racing team manager born in Kidderminster England (d. 1989)
11 Dec 1910
Robert Grieve Scottish civil servant and planner born in Glasgow (d. 1995)
11 Dec 1910
Noel Rosa Brazilian songwriter born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1937)
11 Dec 1912
Carlo Ponti Italian film producer (Marriage Italian Style Doctor Zhivago) born in Magenta Lombardy (d. 2007)
11 Dec 1922
Peter Birch American choreographer (Jane Fromans USA Canteen) born in The Bronx New York
11 Dec 1922
Grigoris Bithikotsis Greek singer born in Peristeri Athens (d. 2005)
11 Dec 1925
Paul Greengard American neuroscientist (Nobel 2000) born in NYC New York
11 Dec 1927
Stein Eriksen Norwegian alpine skier (first Olympic giant slalom gold 1952) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2015)
11 Dec 1927
John Buscema American comics artist (Conan the Barbarian) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2002)
11 Dec 1928
Toms Gutirrez Alea Cuban filmmaker (Muerte de un burcrata) born in Havana Cuba (d. 1996)
11 Dec 1929
Subhash Fergie Gupte Indian cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner) born in Bombay British India (d. 2002)
11 Dec 1931
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Indian leader of the Rajneesh movement born in Kuchwada Village Raisen district Bhopal State British India (d. 1990)
11 Dec 1931
Anne Heywood [Violet Pretty] British actress (The Fox) and Miss Great Britain (1950) born in Handsworth Birmingham England
11 Dec 1932
Wynn Irwin American actor (Lotsa Luck Sugar Time) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
11 Dec 1933
Ernst van Altena Dutch author and interpreter (Chansons van Earnest) born in Amsterdam (d. 1999)
11 Dec 1933
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Filipino politician (23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines) born in Claveria Misamis Oriental Philippine Islands
11 Dec 1934
Salim Durani Indian cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60s) born in Kabul Afghanistan
11 Dec 1935
Femke Boersma Dutch actress (Verjaring Pastorale 1943) born in Amsterdam
11 Dec 1936
Hans van den Broek Dutch politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs) born in Paris
11 Dec 1936
Taku Yamasaki Japanese politician (Minister of Construction) born in Dalian Kwantung Leased Territory China
11 Dec 1937
Adriaan Vlok South African politician (Minister of Law & Order (1986-91) born in Sutherland South Africa
11 Dec 1938
Enrico Macias Algerian-French singer born in Constantine Algeria
11 Dec 1938
McCoy Tyner American jazz pianist (John Coltrane Quartet) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1938
Fred Cox American NFL kicker (NFL champion 1969 Pro Bowl 1970 Minnesota Vikings all-time leading scorer) born in Monongahela Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
11 Dec 1939
David Gates American rock vocalist (Bread-Baby Im A Want You) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
11 Dec 1939
Thomas McGuane American writer (Colf Feet Tom Horn Missouri Breaks) born in Wyandotte Michigan
11 Dec 1941
Max Baucus American politician (11th United States Ambassador to China) born in Helena Montana
11 Dec 1942
Karen Susman American tennis player (Wimbledon 1962) born in San Diego California
11 Dec 1944
Brenda Lee American singer (Im Sorry) born in Atlanta Georgia
11 Dec 1944
David Ashley White American composer and educator born in San Antonio Texas
11 Dec 1944
Jon Garrison American tenor born in Higginsville Missouri
11 Dec 1946
Rick McCosker Australian cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80) born in Inverell New South Wales Australia
11 Dec 1947
Tom Fuccello American actor (Dave-Dallas) born in Newark New Jersey
11 Dec 1948
Elizabeth Baur American actress (Fran-Ironside Teresa-Lancer) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2017)
11 Dec 1948
Stamatis Spanoudakis Greek composer born in Athens Greece
11 Dec 1951
Robert Cochran American skier (Olympics 1972) born in Claremont New Hampshire
11 Dec 1952
Susan Seidelman American film director (Desperately Seeking Susan) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1953
Bess Armstrong American actress (Julia-On Our Own 4 Seasons Jaws) born in Baltimore Maryland
11 Dec 1953
Peter Isacksen American actor (CPO Sharkey Jessie) born in Fullerton California
11 Dec 1954
Bradley Bryant American golfer (US Senior Open 2007) born in Amarillo Texas
11 Dec 1954
Jermaine Jackson American singer (Jackson 5-ABC) born in Gary Indiana
11 Dec 1954
Sylvester Clarke West Indian cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower) born in Christ Church Barbados
11 Dec 1954
Gulaugur Kristinn ttarsson Icelandic musician born in Iceland
11 Dec 1954
Santiago Creel Mexican politician (Secretary of the Interior) born in Mexico City
11 Dec 1954
Brad Bryant American golfer (US Senior Open 2007) born in Amarillo Texas
11 Dec 1956
Lani Brockman American actress and theatre director born in Seattle
11 Dec 1959
Tina Gayle American cowboy cheerleader and actress (Kathy-Chips) born in Frankfurt
11 Dec 1959
Lisa Gastineau American reality show star born in Rockland County New York
11 Dec 1960
Mary Beth Zimmerman American golfer (4 LPGA Tour titles) born in Mount Vernon Illinois
11 Dec 1960
Rachel Portman English film composer born in Haslemere England
11 Dec 1961
Mike Henneman American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Saint Charles Missouri
11 Dec 1961
Marco Pierre White English chef and restaurateur (youngest chef ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars) born in Leeds England
11 Dec 1962
Curtis Williams American rocker (Kool & The Gang)
11 Dec 1962
Kim Linehan American swimmer (1979 1500m World record) born in Bronxville New York
11 Dec 1962
Ben Browder American actor (Farscape) born in Memphis Tennessee
11 Dec 1962
Paul Haslinger Austrian musician and composer born in Linz Austria
11 Dec 1962
Nele Karajli Bosnian singer (Zabranjeno puenje) born in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 Dec 1963
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch German tennis star born in Saarbrcken West Germany
11 Dec 1963
John Lammers Dutch soccer player (NAC) born in Tilburg Netherlands
11 Dec 1963
Mark Greatbatch New Zealand cricketer (big-hitting NZ opener) born in Auckland
11 Dec 1963
Jon Brion American musician and record producer born in Glen Ridge New Jersey
11 Dec 1964
Dave Gagner Canadian NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Chatham Ontario Canada
11 Dec 1964
Justin Currie Scottish rock vocalist and bassist (Del Amitri) born in Glasgow
11 Dec 1964
Thomas Howard American baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in Middletown Ohio
11 Dec 1964
Michel Courtemanche French Canadian comedian (A New Comic is Born) born in Laval Quebec Canada
11 Dec 1964
Dave Schools American musician (Widespread Panic) born in Richmond Virginia
11 Dec 1964
Cosy Sheridan American singer (The Pomegranate Seed)
11 Dec 1969
Sean Grande American sportscaster born in NYC New York
11 Dec 1970
Danan Hughes American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs) born in Bayonne New Jersey
11 Dec 1970
Doug Nussmeier American NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints) born in Portland Oregon
11 Dec 1970
Errict Rhett American NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Pembroke Pines Florida
11 Dec 1971
Willie McGinest American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots) born in Long Beach California
11 Dec 1972
Daniel Alfredsson Swedish NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators) born in Gothenburg Sweden
11 Dec 1972
Dana Macsim Romanian television news reporter born in Piatra Neamt Romania
11 Dec 1973
Ralph Intranuovo NHL center (Edmonton Oilers) born in East York Toronto Ontario
11 Dec 1974
Kevin Devine American football cornerback and kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Jackson Mississippi
11 Dec 1982
Pablo Prez Companc Argentine racing driver born in Buenos Aires Argentina
11 Dec 1983
Yoh Miyamori Japanese musician (Orange Range) born in Okinawa Prefecture Japan
11 Dec 1984
Leighton Baines English footballer born in Kirkby United Kingdom
11 Dec 1987
Natalia Gordienko Moldovan singer and dancer born in Chiinu Moldova
11 Dec 1988
Murugan Thiruchelvam English chess player born in England
11 Dec 1988
Tim Southee New Zealand cricketer born in Whangarei New Zealand
11 Dec 1993
Yalitza Aparicio Mexican actress (Roma) born in Tlaxiaco Mexico
11 Dec 1876
Mieczysaw Karowicz Polish composer and conductor (Rebirth Symphony Op. 7) born in Vishnyeva Russian Empire (now Belarus) (d. 1909)
11 Dec 1906
Jack Purvis American jazz trumpet player and composer born in Kokomo Indiana (d. 1962)
11 Dec 1908
Elliott Carter American classical composer and winner of two Pulitzer prizes born in New York City (d. 2012)
11 Dec 1913
Jean Marais French actor (Donkey Skin Orpheus) born in Cherbourg Manche France (d. 1998)
11 Dec 1917
[Dmaso] Prez Prado Cuban bandleader and musician born in Matanzas Cuba (d. 1989)
11 Dec 1924
Doc Blanchard American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1945 National Cship 1944 45 46 Army) born in McColl South Carolina (d. 2009)
11 Dec 1926
Richard Dick Tufeld American voice actor (Lost in Space - Robot) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
11 Dec 1935
Pranab Mukherjee Indian politician 13th President of India (2012-17) born in Mirati British India (d. 2020)
11 Dec 1938
McCoy Tyner American jazz pianist (John Coltrane Quartet) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
11 Dec 1954
Sylvester Clarke West Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests 42 wickets) born in Christ Church Barbados (d. 1999)
11 Dec 1961
Darryl Jones American musician (Rolling Stones) born in Chicago Illinois
11 Dec 1964
Cosy Sheridan American singer (The Pomegranate Seed) born in Concord New Hampshire
11 Dec 1966
Terry Sharpe Irish rocker (The Adventures Starjets-Starjets) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
11 Dec 1968
Emmanuelle Charpentier French scientist Director of Max Planck Institute (2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry) born in Juvisy-sur-Orge France
11 Dec 1973
Valentina Lisitsa Ukrainian-American concert pianist born in Kiev Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
11 Dec 1973
Erin Moorad America pairs skater (with partner Richard Gillam) born in Chicago Illinois
11 Dec 1904
Marge [Marjorie Henderson Buell] American cartoonist (created Little Lulu) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
11 Dec 1927
Glen Tuckett American college basbeall coach (Brigham Young Uni 1959-76) and administrator (BYU athletic director 1976-94) born in Murray Utah (d. 2021)
11 Dec 1935
Femke Boersma Dutch actress (Verjaring Pastorale 1943) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
11 Dec 1948
Chester Thompson American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa Genesis Chester Thompson Trio) born in Baltimore Maryland
11 Dec 1954
Jermaine Jackson American singer (Jackson 5 - ABC Lets Get Serious) born in Gary Indiana
11 Dec 1954
Vicki Randle American singer-songwriter born in San Francisco California
11 Dec 1955
Stu Jackson American NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90) born in Reading Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1956
Lani Brockman American actress and theatre director born in Seattle Washington
11 Dec 1957
Mike Mesaros American bassist (The Smithereens 1980-2005 & 2016-present - Only A Memory) born in New Jersey
11 Dec 1960
Rachel Portman English film score composer (Emma Chocolat) born in Haslemere England
11 Dec 1961
Darryl Jones American bass player (Sting Rolling Stones 1993-present) born in Chicago Illinois
11 Dec 1962
Curtis Fitz Williams American keyboard player (Kool & The Gang)
11 Dec 1964
Justin Currie Scottish rock vocalist and bassist (Del Amitri - Roll To Me) born in Glasgow
11 Dec 1966
Martin Blunt British rock bassist (The Charlatans - The Only One I Know) born in West Midlands England
11 Dec 1966
Gary Dourdan American actor (CSI) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
11 Dec 1967
MoNique [Monique Hicks] American comedian and actress (Precious) born in Baltimore Maryland
11 Dec 1973
Ralph Intranuovo Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers) born in East York Toronto Ontario
11 Dec 1973
Mos def [Yasiin Bey] American rapper singer-songwriter and actor born in Brooklyn New York City
11 Dec 1974
Rey Mysterio [scar Gutirrez] American professional wrestler born in Chula Vista California
11 Dec 1566
Manuel Cardoso Portuguese composer born in Fronteira Portugal (d. 1650)
11 Dec 1921
Liz Smith [Betty Gleadle] British BAFTA Award-winning character actress (A Private Function 2point4 Children -Belle and Bette) born in Crosby Lincolnshire England (d. 2016)
11 Dec 1927
Glen Tuckett American college basbeall coach (Brigham Young University 1959-76) and administrator (BYU athletic director 1976-94) born in Murray Utah (d. 2021)
11 Dec 1929
Subhash Fergie Gupte Indian cricket leg-spin bowler (36 Tests 149 wickets BB 9102 Bombay Bengal) born in Bombay India (d. 2002)
11 Dec 1934
Mike Nykoluk Canadian ice hockey coach (NHLs 1st full-time assistant coach - Philadelphia Flyers 1972-78) and (head coach - Toronto Maple Leafs 1980-84) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2022)
11 Dec 1934
Salim Durani Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests 1 x 100 74 wickets BB 673 Saurashtra Gujarat Rajasthan) born in Kabul Afghanistan
11 Dec 1937
(Bobbe) Beegie Adair (ne Long) American jazz and Nashville-based session pianist and educator born in Cave City Kentucky (d. 2022)
11 Dec 1938
Fred Cox American football kicker (NFL Cship 1969 Pro Bowl 1970 Minnesota Vikings all-time leading scorer) born in Monongahela Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
11 Dec 1939
David Gates American rock vocalist (Bread - Baby Im A Want You If) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
11 Dec 1944
Brenda Lee [Brenda Mae Tarpley] American pop and country singer (Im Sorry Rockin Around the Christmas Tree) born in Atlanta Georgia
11 Dec 1946
Rick McCosker Australian cricket batsman (25 Tests 4 x 100 9 x 50 HS 127 NSW CA) born in Inverell Australia
11 Dec 1948
Stamatis Spanoudakis Greek guitarist and composer born in Athens Greece
11 Dec 1949
Noel Campbell Irish soccer midfielder (11 caps St Patricks Athletic FC SC Fortuna Kln Shamrock Rovers FC) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2022)
11 Dec 1954
Jermaine Jackson American singer (Jackson 5 - ABC solo - Lets Get Serious) born in Gary Indiana
11 Dec 1960
Rachel Portman British Academy and Emmy Award-winning film score composer (Emma Chocolat Cider House Rules) born in Haslemere England
11 Dec 1963
Mark Greatbatch New Zealand cricket batsman (41 Tests 3 x 100 HS 146no 84 ODIs 2 x 100 Auckland Central Districts) born in Auckland New Zealand
11 Dec 1964
Thomas Howard American MLB baseball outfielder 1990-2000 (San Diego Padres Cincinnati Reds and 4 other teams) born in Middletown Ohio
11 Dec 1724
Charles Theodore German Elector of Bavaria (1742-77) born in Drogenbos Brussels Austrian Netherlands (d. 1799)
11 Dec 1758
Carl Friedrich Zelter German composer born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1832)
11 Dec 1919
Cliff Michelmore English television presenter and producer (Tonight Day By Day) born in Cowes Isle of Wight (d. 2016)
11 Dec 1922
Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan] Indian Bollywood actor known as the Tragedy King and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata) born in Peshawar British India (d. 2021)
11 Dec 1925
Paul Greengard American neuroscientist (Nobel 2000) born in New York City (d. 2019)
11 Dec 1928
Peter Firmin British childrens book illustrator and puppet maker (The Saga of Noggin the Nog Clangers) born in Harwich Essex England (d. 2018)
11 Dec 1932
Rob Heming Australian rugby union lock (21 Tests NSW Manly RUFC) born in Namatanai Papua New Guinea (d. 2023)
11 Dec 1934
Salim Durani Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests 1 x 100 74 wickets BB 673 Saurashtra Gujarat Rajasthan) born in Kabul Afghanistan (d. 2023)
11 Dec 1941
Bronisaw Kazimierz Przybylski Polish composer (Requiem. In Memory of the Children Martyrs of the War) and educator born in d Poland (d. 2011)
11 Dec 1942
Anna Carteret [Annabelle Wilkinson]. British stage and screen actress. (Juliet Bravo 1983-85) born in Bangalore British India
11 Dec 1943
Michael McCaskey American football executive (Chicago Bears president 1983-98 chairman 1999-2011) born in Lancaster Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
11 Dec 1945
Jarno Saarinen Finnish motorcycle racer born in Turku Finland (d. 1973)
11 Dec 1954
Gulaugur Kristinn ttarsson Icelandic rock guitarist (Dense Time) and electronic engineer born in Reykjavk Iceland
11 Dec 1961
Macky Sall Senegalese politician (President of Senegal 2012-) born in Fatick Senegal
11 Dec 1962
Curtis Fitz Williams American funk and R&B keyboard player (Kool & The Gang)
11 Dec 1962
Ejo Elburg Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Pax NEC) born in the Netherlands
11 Dec 1962
Kim Linehan American swimmer (1500m World record 1979) born in Bronxville New York
11 Dec 1750
Isaac Shelby American militiaman (Revolutionary War War of 1812) and politician (Governor of Kentucky 1792-96 & 1812-16) born in Hagerstown British Province of Maryland (d. 1826)
11 Dec 1757
Charles Wesley English organist and composer born in Bristol England (d. 1834)
11 Dec 1793
Pietro Antonio Coppola Italian composer born in Castrogiovanni Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1877)
11 Dec 1904
Felix Nussbaum German surrealist painter (Widerstandskunst) and holocaust victim born in Osnabrck Germany (d. 1944)
11 Dec 1922
Grace Paley American poet political activist and teacher (1970 Arts & Letters Award) born in New York City (d. 2007)
11 Dec 1922
Peter Birch American dancer choreographer (Jane Fromans USA Canteen) and director (Captain Kangaroo) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1987)
11 Dec 1930
Jean-Louis Trintignant French actor (A Man and A Woman Z Amour) born in Piolenc Vaucluse France (d. 2022)
11 Dec 1932
Wynn Irwin American actor (Lotsa Luck Sugar Time) born in New York City (d. 2018)
11 Dec 1933
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Filipino politician (President of the Senate of the Philippines. 2000-01 Senator 1987-92 and 1998-2010) born in Claveria Misamis Oriental Philippine Islands (d. 2019)
11 Dec 1937
Beegie Adair [Bobbe Long] American jazz and Nashville-based session pianist and educator born in Cave City Kentucky (d. 2022)
11 Dec 1940
David Gates American soft rock vocalist (Bread - Baby Im A Want You If) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
11 Dec 1943
Ragnhild Myklebust Norwegian skier record for most medals at the Winter Paralympics (27 medals 22 gold) born in Oslo Norway
11 Dec 1950
Christine Onassis [Andreadis] American-born Greek heiress (Aristotles daughter) born in New York City
11 Dec 1961
Macky Sall Senegalese politician (President of Senegal 2012-24) born in Fatick Senegal
11 Dec 1961
Mike Henneman American baseball pitcher 1987-96 (Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers Houston Astros) born in Saint Charles Missouri
11 Dec 1965
Jay Bell American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1993 99 World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Gold Glove Award 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Eglin AFB Florida
11 Dec 1465
Ashikaga Yoshihisa 9th Japanese shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1474-89) born in Japan (d. 1489)
11 Dec 1676
Johann Georg Weichenberger Austrian lutenist and omposer born in Graz Austria (d. 1740)
11 Dec 1905
Robert Henriques British writer broadcaster and farmer (100 Hours to Suez) born in London (d. 1967)
11 Dec 1906
Mary Smithuysen Dutch dancer and actress (A Bridge Too Far) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
11 Dec 1927
Glen Tuckett American college baseball coach (Brigham Young University 1959-76) and administrator (BYU athletic director 1976-94) born in Murray Utah (d. 2021)
11 Dec 1930
Walter Dowdle American microbiologist and principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1987-94) born in Irvington Alabama (d. 2025) [1]
11 Dec 1931
Anne Heywood [Violet Pretty] British-American actress (The Fox The Nun and the Devil) and beauty queen (Miss Great Britain 1950) born in Handsworth Birmingham England (d. 2023)
11 Dec 1936
Tom Fuccello American actor (One Life to Live Dallas) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1993)
11 Dec 1937
Adriaan Vlok South African apartheid era politician (Minister of Law & Order 1986-91 Minister of Correctional Services 1991-94) born in Sutherland South Africa (d. 2023)
11 Dec 1940
Tony Adams Welsh soap opera actor (Crossroads General Hospital) born in Anglesey Wales (d. 2025)
11 Dec 1945
William Cran Australian-British documentarian (The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover The Story of English) born in Hobart Australia (d. 2025)
11 Dec 1950
Christina Onassis Greek-Argentine businesswoman socialite and heiress of the Onassis fortune only daughter of Aristotle Onassis born in Manhattan New York (d. 1988)
11 Dec 1953
Bess Armstrong American actress (On Our Own The Four Seasons Jaws 3-D) born in Baltimore Maryland
11 Dec 1958
Regina Markov Czech tennis player (French Open doubles 1977 World 11 singles 1981) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
11 Dec 1962
Curtis Fitz Williams American funk and R&B keyboard player (Kool & The Gang 19821988 1995present - Joanna Cherish) born in the USA
11 Dec 1966
Leon Lai Chinese-born Hong Kong singer and actor (City of Glass Comrades Almost a Love Story) born in Beijing China
11 Dec 1967
Chris Shepherd English film director writer and graphic novelist (Johnnos Dead Bad Night for the Blues) born in Anfield England
11 Dec 1969
Viswanathan Anand 1st Indian chess grandmaster and 5-time World Chess Champion born in Mayiladuthurai India